318 From Chu Han's Land Deed to Chu Yiqing's Acquaintance with Huafu
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Mrs. Li and Mrs. Ma have never done farm work before, and they are just standing there blankly, not knowing what to do.
Mrs. Zeng glanced at Mrs. Deng displeased and said directly: "Look at the women working in the fields, which one doesn't have their skirts tied up? How can they do work if their skirts are so long?"
As soon as Mrs. Zeng said this, Mrs. Deng immediately went to look at her newly made skirt. When she saw that it had indeed been stained with some soil, she couldn't help complaining: "I couldn't tell you for a long time. The ground is full of soil and dung, and there might be snakes.
Where is the place for people like us!"
But Mrs. Zeng stepped forward and took a woman's hair, and whispered: "If you dislike the dirt here, then go and sit in the carriage. No one is forcing you to come!"
Mrs. Deng asked for trouble and stopped talking, but she felt sorry for her newly made clothes. She stood there, neither walking nor walking.
"Mrs. Deng, Mrs. Li, Mrs. Ma, you'd better go sit in the carriage and don't get your new clothes dirty!" Chu Yiqing smiled lightly.
Mrs. Zeng and Mrs. Bai had already started to work on the ditch aside. Mrs. Bai had done this before, so she took Mrs. Zeng with her. Although they were weak, they were very serious.
When Mrs. Deng saw it, she felt a little hesitant. She had followed Mrs. Zeng for so long, and she naturally knew Mrs. Zeng's temperament. She would not do anything without profit, but what did this have to do with saving their master? She really
He couldn't see it, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "Mrs. Zeng and Mrs. Bai have already started to do it, how can we be embarrassed to just sit in the carriage!"
Chu Yiqing also took the opportunity to say: "I still have a few old clothes in the carriage. They are a little older, but they are clean. If the three ladies don't dislike it, they can put them on first to avoid getting them dirty.
Expensive shirt!"
When Mrs. Deng heard this, she immediately said: "That's a good relationship. Thank you so much, Miss Chu!"
Chu Yiqing asked Yingqian to take them to the carriage to change clothes.
Chu Yiqing calmly turned his eyes to look at the people watching the excitement on the roadside, and slowly raised his lips. Mrs. Zeng really cannot underestimate her!
"Miss, it's ready!" After a while, Yingqian came with three ladies.
Mrs. Deng and the three ladies all put on a coarse cloth robe, a handkerchief wrapped around their heads, and took off their silk and satin clothes. Apart from having thinner skin and tender flesh, the three ladies are no different from those peasant women. It can be seen that they are really human beings.
The horse relies on the saddle as much as the clothes.
"Miss Chu, are these really your clothes?" Mrs. Deng tugged at the linen clothes on her body and frowned. She originally thought that Miss Chu's old clothes, no matter how old they are, are not much different. Who knows?
It turned out to be a linen shirt, and it was obvious that he had worn it when he went to the field, and it also had a faint earthy smell.
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Ma were also a little uncomfortable, but they did not dare to speak.
"Of course it's true. I'm not like the ladies. Even my old clothes are made of silk and satin. This is what I wear when I go to work. I've only worn it a few times. Madams, please don't dislike it. No matter what it is,
Clothes, after working in the field for a while, they won’t look like you!” Chu Yiqing explained quickly.
When Mrs. Deng heard this, she quickly turned to look at Mrs. Zeng and Mrs. Bai. Sure enough, her embroidered shoes were no longer recognizable. They were all covered in mud. Her hands were also mud. These newly dyed nails...
"Mrs. Deng, there are farm tools here!" Chu Yiqing asked Yingqian to bring three shovels and gave one to each of the three ladies. "The three ladies are waiting behind the seedling transplanter. The seedlings are planted in the front, and the seedlings are planted in the back.
Cover it with soil, just cover two fingers with soil!" Chu Yiqing said while sweeping some soil with his feet to cover the bottom of the seedlings, "Actually, using your feet is the fastest, I'm afraid the three ladies will dislike it!"
Mrs. Deng looked at Chu Yiqing's pair of shoes, which had long lost their original appearance. She immediately shook her head and said, "Let's just use a shovel! Don't worry, it's our first time to work. We work slowly. Don't dislike it."
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Chu Yiqing quickly smiled and said: "Look what Mrs. Deng said, we are all helping others, good deeds will be rewarded, Mrs. Deng will not do it in vain!"
Mrs. Zeng naturally heard something in Chu Yiqing's words and worked even more vigorously. Although she only exercised a few times, her waist was a little sore.
"Look, these officials and wives are actually working in the fields themselves. What a wonderful sight!" People watching the excitement on both sides of the road gradually began to talk.
"I heard that this kind of seed was not sold to us by the imperial court. It was caused by someone else. They knew clearly that it is not easy to grow in this greenhouse, but they tricked us into growing wheat in a greenhouse for one year compared to five or six years!"
"The imperial court is trying to make up for the situation this time. It came up with a solution so quickly that even several officials and their wives went to the ground. This shows that the imperial court loves the people like their own children!"
The people slowly discussed and gradually changed their views on the imperial court.
At this moment, a donkey drove over from the path. On the donkey's back sat an old man in cloth wearing a bamboo hat. The boy beside him was holding the donkey. When he saw so many people watching, he stopped and stood behind the people to listen.
After a long time, the old man motioned to the boy to help him and got off the donkey's back.
The old man gave the young man a look, and the young man stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "Girl, you are in charge. Our master is tired from walking and wants to ask for a cup of tea. I wonder if a girl can help?"
Chu Yiqing built a pergola by the roadside, with a table and a few benches inside, so that the villagers could take a rest when they were tired or thirsty. There was tea that Yingqian had just brewed in the pergola.
Heat came out slowly.
Chu Yiqing turned around when he heard the voice, and couldn't help but take a look at the old man. He saw that the old man was wearing a washed blue cotton gown that was slightly white. He was thin and had gray hair on the temples. His hair was fixed with a wooden hairpin, and his hair was fixed under his chin.
With a long beard, he looked like he was over seventy years old, but his ears and eyes were clear and he was energetic. When he saw Chu Yiqing looking at him, he nodded lightly towards Chu Yiqing.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Of course, this tea is free, I can just drink it!"
After Chu Yiqing finished speaking, he asked Yingqian to welcome the two of them into the pergola, while she continued to bury the seedlings with soil.
"Little girl, I see that the wheat among you is wheat. Isn't this wheat planted years ago? And the seeds are scattered on the ground. This is the first time I have seen transplanting seedlings like this!" The old man said
While drinking water, he asked Yingqian about it.
Yingqian smiled and said: "My dear husband, you don't know this. What you are talking about is winter wheat, but what we are growing now is spring wheat. This spring wheat was our lady's idea, and our lady also used a greenhouse to grow these seedlings! This land is not
Because the greenhouse was diseased and the harvest was cut off, and it was too late to plant winter wheat, our lady thought of a way to improve the seeds and change them into spring wheat!"
The old man said softly, and then asked: "I have never heard of this spring wheat. Is it really possible? Now the people have struggled once, but they can't afford to struggle again. What if the spring wheat harvest also fails?
if……"
"This old man, do you know who our young lady is? She is the famous Miss Chu. She can even grow cherry tomatoes, but how can she grow this spring wheat?" Yingqian said, turning around and fiddling with the stove.
Fire, it's still a bit cold today, so this tea needs to be warmed for people to feel comfortable drinking it.
"Since you ladies are so capable, how can you not cure diseases in the greenhouses? I heard that the imperial greenhouses had no major losses, but the common people's greenhouses had no harvests. Do you ladies have selfish motives?
Are you afraid that people will learn to grow greenhouses and take away her business?"
Yingqian was originally refilling the water for the old man, but when she heard this, she became a little unhappy. She put the teapot on the table and said, "You old man, our lady is kind enough to let you drink water. Why do you say such things? Those words
Someone bought the seeds secretly and did not grow it in a greenhouse and got sick. Our lady helped out out of kindness. If others don’t help, it won’t be the fault of others. Besides, when our lady found out, the seedlings had already rotted to death and there was no way to save them.
The common people did not pay a penny for the spring wheat seeds. These officials and their wives donated some, and our ladies contributed the rest. Why do you say such a thing?"
Because of her anger, Yingqian's voice immediately became louder, which attracted Chu Yiqing's attention. After listening carefully for a while, she felt that the old man didn't really pass by to ask for saliva, and it seemed a little unusual.
Seeing that Yingqian was angry, the old man laughed and said: "I didn't expect that a little girl like you would defend your master like this. Okay, okay, that's just me being rude. I just heard people say that, but I didn't expect there was anything in it.
Such an inside story! Speaking of which, you ladies are very kind and righteous!"
Although the old man said nice things, Yingqian was still not happy. She put the teapot on the table and said, "Drink quickly and leave as soon as you finish. We are still busy here and we can't waste time at this time!"
Mrs. Zeng seemed to have heard Yingqian's angry voice. She immediately straightened up and looked into the pergola. Upon seeing this, she immediately stepped forward and grabbed Chu Yiqing and said, "Miss Chu, look at that old man, he is the old man of Hua Mansion."
, called Huahai, he used to be the emperor's mentor, and he used to be the protector of the country. When he was in his prime, he resigned and returned to his hometown to plant flowers. But it is said that every year this old man has to go to Beijing to see the emperor. I heard that my family
The master has mentioned it several times, and the emperor mentioned him in the court, saying that he was a rare and famous teacher!"
Chu Yiqing responded softly, but he didn't expect that this simple old man had such a big background! Chu Zhantian is the Protector of the Country, so he would naturally talk about the former Protector of the Country. It is said that this sea of flowers is not just the emperor's mentor.
It's simple. In his early years, he rescued the Supreme Emperor. The name of this sea was given by the Supreme Emperor. But I don't know why. Later, when Huahai was at its peak of power, he resigned and went into seclusion. To this day, it is still a legend in the Li Kingdom.
I didn’t expect to meet him here today!
Chu Yiqing quickly stepped forward and saluted: "It turns out to be Mr. Hua. I'm disrespectful. I didn't recognize him just now!"
Huahai laughed, stood up, looked at Chu Yiqing and said with a smile, "Are you Miss Chu?"
Chu Yiqing nodded.
"The grafting of peach trees in Rong County and the watering of wheat in Ling County were all the girl's ideas?" Huahai asked again.
Chu Yiqing nodded again: "Exactly!"
"Okay, okay, you are indeed a formidable young lady, and you are still a female youngster!" Huahai nodded with satisfaction, stroking the beard under his chin, "In a few days, if Miss Chu is finished with her work, she will go to my house to do some work.
I have a few questions to ask the girl!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Okay, I will definitely visit Mr. Hua's house in a few days. I also want to see the nationally famous Qinglong Womo Pond!"
"Okay, then it's a deal!" Hua Hai stood up, with a satisfied look on his face, then turned around and rode away on the donkey.
Seeing Huahai leaving, Mrs. Zeng and Mrs. Bai dared to move forward, "Miss Chu, what did you say?"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Don't worry, if you farm here today, it will definitely reach the ears of the emperor. Mr. Zeng is saved!"
Perhaps because her thoughts were discovered by Chu Yiqing, Mrs. Zeng blushed in embarrassment, but she still nodded gratefully.
Over there, Mrs. Deng was picking up a shovel, but she accidentally shoveled it on her own foot, causing blood to flow out immediately. Chu Yiqing hurriedly asked people to carry her out, which added a gimmick to the story of an official's wife farming.
, became the talk of Lucheng people after dinner.
The transplantation of spring wheat seedlings was completed before Grain Rain. After Chu Yiqing rested for a few days, Zhu Erwen arrived in Lucheng.
"Hello Miss Chu, long time no see!" Zhu Erwen was dressed in a green shirt. He had matured a lot compared to when Chu Yiqing first met him. Now Li Huang is taking care of all the business in Chu Han, and he has gradually matured.
He has grown into a shrewd businessman and is no longer the young boy he once was.
"Manager Zhu, I haven't seen him for a long time. I wonder how the business in the world is going?" Perhaps because he was away from Chu Han, Zhu Erwen was also an old friend. When Chu Yiqing saw him, he felt a lot more cordial.
"With Miss Xia He here, business will be good!" Zhu Erwen said with a smile, "The account books between heaven and earth are sent to Shangjia Village every other day for Miss Xu Zhi to review, to ensure that there are no problems!"
After hearing this, Chu Yiqing nodded: "I'm not in Chu Han, so I'll let Manager Zhu worry about it!"
Zhu Erwen smiled and said: "What did Miss Chu say? This is what Erwen should do! When I came this time, I asked me to bring the land deed, which is exactly 50,000 acres. There is land in the thirty-four counties and cities in Chuhan.
When will Miss Chu go back and take a look?"
As Zhu Erwen spoke, he took out the land deeds and said: "Nearly 70% of these lands are wheat, and 30% of them are abandoned. I took out the abandoned land deeds separately and asked the lady to take a look!"
Chu Yiqing looked at the two piles of land deeds and nodded: "Thank you, Manager Zhu, I will send someone to confirm as soon as possible!"
Zhu Erwen nodded: "That's good, I just want to go back, so I can take Miss Chu's people to see it!"
Chu Yiqing quickly thanked him.
After dinner, Chu Yiqing called Zhao Xiaomai into the flower hall.
"Sister, what's the matter?" Zhao Xiaomai said with a simple smile.
Chu Yiqing quickly asked him to sit down and called Yingqian to serve tea.
"I have been busy raising seedlings since I came here this time. I didn't have time to say a few words to Brother Zhao. When you came, were Sister Jinyu and the two children okay?" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
Zhao Xiaomai nodded immediately: "Well, there are so many maids and long-term workers at home, all of them are taking care of them, so what can be wrong! The two little guys can also eat and sleep. Occasionally, one of them has a headache or a cold, isn't there a doctor?
Well, everything is fine!"
Chu Yiqing nodded: "Then I'm relieved. Brother Zhao was suddenly called here. He abandoned his family and career without saying hello to Sister Jinyu in advance. Sister Jinyu, don't blame me!"
"Look at what you said. We are all a family. Where did you get so many polite words? I am the most experienced in raising seedlings. I don't trust you if you leave it to others. This is two carts of wheat worth four to five thousand dollars.
As for the kilogram, if the whole thing goes wrong, won’t everyone be blind? This is all money!” Zhao Xiaomai quickly waved his hand and said.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Brother Zhao has been busy these days and has not bothered to go shopping. Tomorrow I will ask Yingrun to take Brother Zhao and my mother to go shopping, and also buy some Lucheng products for my family.
A rare thing, this is fifty taels of silver, Brother Zhao, take it first!"
Yingqian immediately brought the silver.
"Sister, I have money. When I came here, Jin Yu gave me fifty taels and asked me to keep it in case anything happened. I also spent some money along the way, and now I still have forty taels left.
How many taels are there, that’s enough for shopping!” Zhao Xiaomai quickly patted the money bag and said.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "This is what I want. Buy some things and take them back for me!"
Zhao Maimai is an honest person and can't do these pushing and pushing things, so he nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll accept it. We are all a family anyway, so there is no need to be so polite!"
Chu Yiqing smiled lightly and nodded.
The next day, Yingrun took Mrs. Huangfu and Zhao Xiaomai to go shopping, while Chu Yiqing wrote a greeting note and prepared to visit Huahai, the old man of Hua Mansion, the next day.
"Mother, I remember it too!" In the past few days, Chu Yiqing kept A Bao at home studying and never let him go out. As soon as he heard that Chu Yiqing was going out to visit, he couldn't help it and stepped forward to pull him away.
He said coquettishly while holding Chu Yiqing's clothes.
"Do you know where I'm going, and you'll follow me?" Chu Yiqing lovingly tapped A Bao's forehead and asked with a smile.
"Aren't you going to the Flower Mansion? I heard that he has a lot of flowers at home. I want to take a look!" Abao took the opportunity to curl up in Chu Yiqing's arms and continued to drink, "Mother, these days
I have been studying hard, but Master said I have a day off tomorrow!"
Chu Yiqing thought for a while, there were many flowers in the Flower Mansion, it would be a good idea to take A Bao to see them, and immediately said: "It's okay to take you there, but there is one thing, you are not allowed to run around, you have to be obedient, you know?"
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As soon as Abao heard that Chu Yiqing had taken him there, he immediately cheered: "Oh, great, mother took me there!"
At this moment, Mrs. Huangfu and Yingrun happened to come in. When she heard Abao's cheers, she said, "Why are you so happy?"
Chu Yiqing talked about going to Hua's house and asked: "Mom, didn't you go shopping with Brother Zhao to buy things for Sister Jinyu? Why are you back so soon?"
"Everything outside is expensive. Besides, we don't lack anything at home and there's nothing to sell. It happened that Yulang wanted to go shopping, so I asked Yulang to accompany Xiaomai. They are two men after all, so it's convenient.
!" Mrs. Huangfu smiled and asked: "Is this the Flower Mansion that I heard last time that there are flowers in winter?"
Chu Yiqing nodded: "Why don't you go with me tomorrow, so you can watch this little naughty one!"
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It's the weekend, dear friends, just throw away your vote with your fingers. Xiaoyao didn't make the list last month, so he won't be able to make it this month, right? Wow.